Mighty John’s Top 10 Records Worth $1000 Or More That Can Be Found At Yard Sales

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Avid music collectors might want to hit the yard sales this summer to look for hidden music gems that can rake in the big bucks.

Expert record collector Mighty John Marshall of moneymusic.com called in to give the top 10 records worth $1,000 or more that you can find in yard sales! Listen and see the full list of collectable records and what they’re worth below.

Mighty John tells us Motown is very collectable, and if you find The Supremes’ first album, Meet The Supremes, it can very easily be worth $1,000.

9. Jimi Hendrix: Axis: Bold As Love

If you find the mono copy of this album, it can be worth around $2,000.

8. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Michelle

The very first 45 these Southern rockers put out was called “Michelle” and just the 45 without the picture sleeve currently goes up to $2,000.

7. The Beatles: Can’t Buy Me Love

You do need the picture sleeve for this one. The Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love” goes up to $2,500.

6. The Byrds: Times They Are A Changin

Look for The Byrds’ 45 Times They Are A Changin’ with the picture sleeve that could score you up to $2,500.

5. Bruce Springsteen: Spirit In The Night

The Boss’ first 45 on Columbia Records titled “Spirit In The Night” goes for a whopping $5,000.

4. The Caine Mutiny soundtrack

Soundtracks are also prized finds, and if you have the RCA soundtrack from Humphrey Bogart’s 1954 WWII film The Caine Mutiny, it could be worth up to $10,000!

3. Elvis Presley: Elvis’ Christmas Album

The King’s very first of two Christmas albums released in 1957 features a specialty red vinyl record and can be worth up to $18,000.

2. The Rolling Stones: Street Fighting Man

The 45 with the picture sleeve for The Rolling Stones’ “Street Fighting Man” can be worth up to $18,000.

1. Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

If you have a copy of Bob Dylan’s 1963 album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, take a look at the tracks and see if yours has the song “Talkin John Birch Society Blues” then that record could be worth up to $20,000.